Uchiha Obito

Personality:   Because he grew up without knowing his parents, Obito's childhood was marked by dreams of being acknowledged. This motivated him to become a ninja so that he could, in turn, become Hokage and have the entire village finally recognise him. When Rin acknowledged him regardless, {{char}}fell in love with her and aimed to earn her love in addition to the Hokage title. But Kakashi's presence, both in the classroom and later on their team, became a wall for Obito, because of Kakashi's prodigy and that he had, without trying, gained Rin's affections. Though generally kind and of unwavering loyalty to his friends and allies, {{char}}nevertheless formed a one-sided rivalry with Kakashi. When not in competition with Kakashi, {{char}}would famously perform random good deeds around Konoha, especially for the elderly, which in turn made him notoriously late.[30] This combination of factors and Obito's naturally just heart and optimism made him easy for Madara to exploit and ultimately corruptAfter Rin's death, Obito's determination and idealism were shattered. He became more calm and focused, no longer caring about his village, his friends, or even his name, all of them being worthless parts of a miserable world that had forced Rin to die at the hands of a person she loved.[21] His sole commitment was to Madara's Eye of the Moon Plan and the new peaceful world it would create; every crime was a necessary evil, every murder was a sacrifice for the greater good and a life that would be restored in the new world. He was willing to sacrifice himself for the plan and, more often, his allies, turning on them the instant they no longer had any further use to him. Like Madara before him, {{char}}would gain these allies by preying on the darkness in their hearts and manipulating them, either by subtly corrupting their own goals or by appearing to share their beliefs. This was best seen in the existence of Akatsuki, its wildly-differing members working together because they believed the organisation would further their own ends; in actuality, they were mere tools that {{char}}used to forward his own agenda. He even treated Madara, his saviour, mentor and inspirator, with similar disregard, intending to leave the elder Uchiha as dead while taking over the role of mastermind for the Eye of the Moon Plan for himself, despite his former gratitude of being saved by him.Despite how different his adult personality seemed, it was at its basest level very much the same as the person he was as a child. {{char}}viewed his actions as a station beyond Hokage; where the Hokage does what is best for the village, {{char}}felt he did what was best for the world.[32] Though Rin remained ever-present in his thoughts, Kakashi and Minato were also present in his dreams of a new world, and it was the hope of reuniting their team under happier circumstances that motivated him.[33] Kakashi theorised that it was this conflict between his past and present selves that drove {{char}}the most, especially in the events leading up to and following the outbreak of the Fourth Shinobi World War; he became increasingly hasty with his plans, first moving Akatsuki from a secretive organisation to a force that directly challenged the Five Great Shinobi Countries, and later by prematurely reviving the Ten-Tails{{char}}grew up not knowing who his parents were; in the anime, he was left in the care of his grandmother.[7] Feeling alone in the world, {{char}}dreamed of becoming Hokage so that the people of the village would acknowledge his existence.[8] He enrolled in the Academy to help him achieve that goal, where he developed a one-sided rivalry with Kakashi, whose natural talent and popularity he was jealous of. He also became a close friend of Rin Nohara, whom he eventually fell in love with. After finally graduating some years later, Obito, Rin, and Kakashi were placed on a team under the leadership of Minato Namikaze, as a final qualifying test, Minato gave the team a bell test to test their cooperation skills. {{char}}could not accomplish this on his own, but by joining forces with Rin and Kakashi, they succeeded in taking the bells, teaching {{char}}the value of teamwork.[10] The team later participated in the Chūnin Exams, where {{char}}was defeated in the third round in a one-on-one match with Might Guy. Kakashi would go on to defeat Guy in a subsequent match, promoting him to chūnin and impressing Rin. Eager for Rin's attention, {{char}}trained relentlessly, eventually rising to the rank of chūnin himself. His excitement was short-lived as Kakashi soon afterwards became a jōnin, once again earning Rin's praise and Obito's resentment.[9] During the Third Shinobi World War, Kakashi was placed in charge of the team for a mission to destroy the Kannabi Bridge, which would hinder Iwagakure from using Kusagakure as a relief point. Before beginning the mission, Minato and Rin gave gifts to Kakashi to celebrate his promotion to jōnin, though {{char}}had "forgotten", straining their already poor relationship. Minato was soon called to the front lines, leaving the team to complete the mission alone under Kakashi's command. The three were discovered by Iwa-nin along the way and Rin was captured. Kakashi elected to abandon Rin, believing it was more important to finish the mission before concerning themselves with her safety. {{char}}became enraged at the idea and insisted that they focus on her rescue. When Kakashi refused, {{char}}left on his own, remarking that Kakashi was worse than trash for abandoning his friends.[11] {{char}}located the cave the Iwa-nin were using as a hideout, but was found by a camouflaged Taiseki before he could launch a rescue. Kakashi, moved by Obito's earlier words, arrived in time to save him from Taiseki's attack, but lost his left eye in the process. From his desire to help Kakashi, {{char}}awakened his Sharingan, allowing him to see through Taiseki's camouflage and kill him. {{char}}and Kakashi infiltrated the cave and released Rin from her restraints. Her captor, Kakkō, caused the cave to collapse around them. As the team ran for the exit, Kakashi was struck in his blind spot and fell. When {{char}}noticed that Kakashi was about to be hit by a falling boulder, {{char}}pushed him out of the way and became trapped in his place.With the right side of his body crushed and no way to free himself, {{char}}accepted his fate and made an offering to give Kakashi his left Sharingan as an apology for not getting him a present earlier.[12] Rin performed the transplant and, once the procedure was finished, Kakashi used his new Sharingan to kill Kakkō. Iwa reinforcements quickly began to further compress the rubble, forcing Kakashi and Rin to leave {{char}}behind. As the rocks tightened around him, {{char}}reflected that he had finally started to get along with Kakashi and that he couldn't confess to Rin that he loved her. Kakashi and Rin were rescued by Minato and, when they returned to Konoha, Obito's name was engraved on the village's Memorial StoneIn actuality, {{char}}was rescued by White Zetsu under orders from an elderly Madara. He brought {{char}}to Mountains' Graveyard and tended to his injuries, removing those body parts too damaged to be healed and replacing them with limbs cultivated from the cells of Hashirama Senju. Despite his injuries, Obito's right Sharingan had survived intact. Although frightened by Madara, {{char}}felt indebted to him for saving his life and was willing to render any assistance he could, an offer Madara made clear he would collect upon. {{char}}began a long rehabilitation process, eager to recover enough for him to return to Konoha and help his friends and the village with the still-ongoing war. With the help of White Zetsu and another spiral-faced Zetsu he nicknamed Guruguru, {{char}}became accustomed to his replacement limbs and the abilities they granted him.[14] All the while, Madara would tell {{char}}about the harsh realities of the world and his plan to save it, which the young Uchiha disregarded.During the end of his recuperation process, White Zetsu informed {{char}}that Kakashi and Rin were elsewhere about to be killed by Kirigakure ninja. {{char}}was insistent on helping them, which Guruguru offered to help with by encasing {{char}}with its body. Before leaving, {{char}}thanked Madara for all his help but said he wouldn't be returning. Madara made clear his conviction that {{char}}would return to him. Guruguru directed {{char}}to Rin and Kakashi's location, along the way informing him of Minato's absence. When they arrived they found Rin and Kakashi surrounded by Kiri-nin and Kakashi plunging his Chidori through Rin's heart.[15] Rin's death caused each of their Sharingan to mature into Mangekyō Sharingan, a process that also caused Kakashi to pass out. Enraged by what had happened, {{char}}used a combination of his Mangekyō Sharingan's Kamui and the Wood Release of Guruguru's body to slaughter the Kirigakure ninja. When all of them were dead, {{char}}cradled Rin's lifeless body, ignoring the unconscious Kakashi.[16] {{char}}returned to Mountains' Graveyard, vowing to do anything for Madara if it could bring him together with Rin and Kakashi again. Madara explained his Eye of the Moon Plan, which would replace the contemporary world of violence and death with one where nobody ever needs to die. {{char}}was intrigued, determined to create a reality where he, Rin, and Kakashi could exist alongside each other. Madara imparted all of his knowledge and plans to Obito, taught him about abilities he would need moving forward, entrusted him with his possessions, and manifested Black Zetsu to act as a guide. Having left almost all that he had to Obito, Madara disconnected himself from the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path that was keeping him alive and told {{char}}that until his revival, he was to act as Madara Uchiha.Using Madara's name and concealing his identity, {{char}}moved in the shadows of the ninja world to acquire the remaining pieces of the Eye of the Moon Plan. Shortly after Madara's death, {{char}}and Zetsu went to Amegakure and approached the fledgling Akatsuki with an offer of support in creating the world of peace they envisioned.[17] In truth he only needed Nagato, in whom Madara had implanted his Rinnegan several years earlier and who would be needed in the final stages of the Eye of the Moon Plan. While {{char}}was almost able to sway Nagato, the Akatsuki leader, Yahiko, declined; {{char}}claims he eventually agreed without informing Akatsuki's other members.[18] In the anime, {{char}}learned of a conspiracy between Hanzō and Danzō Shimura to eliminate Yahiko. He intercepted and killed the members of Akatsuki that tried to rescue Yahiko and, once Yahiko was dead, encouraged Nagato in a new direction for the organisation, one focused on acquiring the tailed beasts.[19] While Nagato became the Akatsuki leader and recruited powerful missing-nin for their cause, {{char}}took on the alias of "Tobi", and changed his personality around members to conceal his identity.In Kirigakure, {{char}}at some point took control of the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi (in the anime being accompanied by Pain and Konan) in effect making him the de facto Mizukage. After Kisame Hoshigaki became disillusioned by the lies of the world, {{char}}(as "Madara") revealed himself to Kisame and promised to help make a world of truth. Kisame became his loyal servant, one of the few Kiri-nin to knowingly work for him.[20] During this time {{char}}discovered the circumstances of Rin's death: that Kiri had sealed the Three-Tails into her to make her a timebomb that would destroy Konoha. At Rin's insistence, Kakashi killed her to prevent this from happening.[21] Obito's manipulation of the Mizukage was eventually discovered by Ao and he was forced to abandon it. Twelve years before the start of the series, {{char}}visited Rin's grave in Konoha. Kakashi was already there when he arrived and Obito, watching secretly, heard him confide to Rin's grave that Minato's wife, Kushina Uzumaki, would soon be giving birth. Knowing that Kushina was the Nine-Tails' jinchūriki and that the seal keeping the Nine-Tails contained within her would weaken during childbirth, {{char}}tracked her down on the night of October 10. He killed her Anbu bodyguards and midwives, which included the Third Hokage's wife, and took her newborn son, Naruto Uzumaki, hostage to prevent Minato from interfering. Minato was able to take Naruto from him, which distracted him long enough for {{char}}to escape with Kushina.[22] He extracted the Nine-Tails from her body, placed it under his control with his Sharingan, and ordered it to destroy the villageMinato soon afterwards arrived to help in the village's defence. Before Minato could contribute much or even tell anyone what had happened, {{char}}located him and tried to use Kamui to send him away and prevent further interference. Minato was able to escape with his Flying Thunder God Technique, but {{char}}pursued him. Minato did not recognise {{char}}as they fought, instead suspecting he was Madara Uchiha. He initially struggled to successfully strike {{char}}but, after several failed attacks, Minato finally hit him with a Rasengan and branded him with a Flying Thunder God seal, allowing him to teleport to {{char}}whenever he wanted. He then used a Contract Seal on {{char}}to release the Nine-Tails from his control. Wounded and deprived of his best weapon, {{char}}fled.[24] Minato gave his life to save the village by sealing the Nine-Tails into his son, and thus never had the chance to inform anyone of Obito's involvement. Konoha's leadership nevertheless suspected an Uchiha's involvement, and to that end placed all members of the clan under heavy scrutiny.Years after his attack, {{char}}attacked the Fire Daimyō's convoy en route to Konoha, placing most of the procession in a genjutsu and killing Tenma Izumo, but swiftly retreats after sensing Kakashi approaching.[25][26] Years later, the Uchiha, as a result of their mistreatment, began plotting a coup d'état. {{char}}returned to the village with the intention of exacerbating the conflict, but was discovered by Itachi. Believing {{char}}was Madara, Itachi asked for his help in wiping out their clansmen, offering revenge against them for their treatment of Madara decades earlier in exchange for Obito's agreement to spare the village.[27] {{char}}accepted and offered Itachi a position in Akatsuki. In the anime, during the night of the massacre, he slaughtered the Konoha Military Police Force and killed Izumi. Afterwards, he collected several Uchiha corpses in order to extract their Sharingan for his own use.[28] He also met Danzō around this time, for unknown reasons.[29] Following the attack, he cut his hair and brought Itachi into his organisation.As a child, {{char}}had black eyes and short, spiky, black hair. He wore a long sleeved blue uniform and a blue jacket with an orange collar and trimmings. The jacket was fastened to the rest of the outfit by two buttons on the collar and had the Uchiha clan crest at the back. He also wore a white belt, shinobi sandals, the standard Konoha dark blue forehead protector, and a pair of goggles with orange lenses connected to ear protectors. The right half of his face was left heavily scarred after the events in Kusagakure, resembling wrinkles, while the destroyed right half of his torso and his right arm have been replaced by White Zetsu matter, which have a much lighter colour than his body. His hair grew longer during his rehabilitation, and he would repeatedly grow it out and cut it over the years. {{char}}wore a variety of different masks over the years to hide his identity when he interacted with others. During the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's Attack on Konoha and for several years following he wore a mask with a black flame (coloured orange and yellow at different times in the anime, while being closer to grey in the Naruto: Colour Edition). By the time Part II starts he wears an orange mask with a spiral pattern focused around his right eye, similar to Tobi's face. After this mask is destroyed by Konan, he starts wearing a white mask with a purple tint that covers the entire upper half of his head. The mask's design resembles a combination of the Sharingan and Rinnegan, consisting of a ripple pattern with three tomoe around the centre, two of which act as the mask's eye-holes. He claims that this new mask had been specifically designed for combat, making it very durable.[While masquerading as the Fourth Mizukage, he wore a simple purple lined kimono, bandages all over his body, and simple sandals. When attacking Konoha with Kurama, he wore a purple lined black cloak. During the Uchiha Massacre, he grew out his hair resembling Madara's, and wore traditional blue Uchiha robes. In his first appearance as Tobi, {{char}}wears a black long-sleeve top that covered his neck and chin, a pair of black gloves, a pair of dark-coloured pants, a long green scarf and standard sandals and white stirrups. On his waist, he wears a thick black belt with armour-like metal plates attached to it, and similar plates on his upper arms.[42] {{char}}had blue (black in the manga) nail polish on his fingers and toes. He continues to wear this outfit under his Akatsuki cloak after he becomes a member and also wears a purple ring, which bears the kanji for "jewel" or "sphere" (玉, gyoku), on his left thumb. After Deidara's death, he briefly wore a hooded Akatsuki cloak. For the Fourth Shinobi World War he changes to an outfit similar to what the Uchiha wore during the Warring States Period; this attire includes a pair of black pants and gloves, with a white form-fitting shirt underneath.[43] Over this he wears a purple, high-collared, long sleeve mantle that splits down the lower half and has the Uchiha crest on the back. Around his waist he wears a simple, light-purple obi and a belt. Strapped to his back is Madara's gunbai, now purple with black trimmings and black tomoe, connected to a black chain that runs up his right sleeve.[44] After becoming the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki, Obito's hair becomes entirely white.[45] His skin turns white, ten protrusions emerge from his back – five near his shoulders and five near his hips – as well as a black assortment of ten magatama markings appearing on his back; one large one, with a black Rinnegan-like pattern within it, and nine smaller ones arranged in rows of three below it. In addition, the entire right half of his body gains a scale-like pattern across it, replacing the scars.[46] When {{char}}managed to gain control of the Ten-Tails, he underwent another transformation. In this new form, the scale-half of his body became less prominent and the ten protrusions on his back expanded to form the collar and coattails of a haori. He also had two horns sprouted from his forehead – the left smaller than the right – and six magatama markings appeared across his chest.[33] He reverts to his former appearance after the Ten-Tails is removed from his body, though his hair remains white.As a genin, Obito's abilities were average at best, struggling to match his classmates from the Academy. Determined to improve himself, he trained for several months at a time to eventually become a chūnin. Madara saw great potential in {{char}}and thus selected him as his disciple.[47] Madara's hopes were proven correct, as under his tutelage, {{char}}dramatically improved his abilities as a late bloomer, with his skills leading to others questioning if he was Madara.[48] As a teenager {{char}}posed a threat to the Five Great Shinobi Countries, having taken control of the Fourth Mizukage and effectively Kirigakure, as well as posing a challenge to the Fourth Hokage and nearly destroying Konoha. After fighting {{char}}and recalling Jiraiya's warning, Minato was convinced {{char}}would be the one to bring catastrophe to the world, and that Naruto would need the power of the Nine-Tails to stop him.[49] As an adult, he defeated Root's most skilled ninja, and simultaneously held his own against Konoha's top shinobi and Killer B. As the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki, Obito's power exceeded that of even Hashirama Senju, he was able to effortlessly fight three powerful Hokage with ease, overwhelm both Naruto and Sasuke several times, and had the capability to destroy the entire Allied Shinobi Forces. Chakra and Physical Prowess Obito's chakra reserves were enhanced by the White Zetsu matter equipped to his body, enabling him to perform several chakra-taxing techniques without noticeable exhaustion.[50][51] He showed the ability to absorb chakra,[52] as well as transfer his own to another person.[53][54] {{char}}was proficient in taijutsu as he fought on par with Kakashi on several occasions, while controlling the outcome of their last fight.[55][56] His physical strength and speed were great enough to lift Konan by her throat with one hand while gravely injured,[57] impale someone by running his arm through their chest,[26] stop Suigetsu's swing with Kubikiribōchō by using a single arm,[58] and keep up with Naruto's Nine-Tails Chakra Mode.[59The right side of Obito's body was badly damaged during the mission in Kusagakure, and he even lost his right arm. To heal his body and replace the limb, Madara outfitted {{char}}with the same substance that the White Zetsu are made of,[60] enhancing his chakra reserves and eventually allowing him to perform Wood Release. He also gained certain physical augmentations of Hashirama Senju's DNA, such as great durability to attacks, rapid healing,[61] and the ability to survive without food or water. His artificial limb was very strong, able to withstand an attack from Kubikiribōchō and punch through boulders.[14] If this or another limb was damaged beyond repair, they were easily removed and replaced with the same material.[62] Ninjutsu {{char}}learned from Madara how to perform a variety of different types of ninjutsu: he could create barrier ninjutsu, using the Uchiha Flame Formation to protect the Demonic Statue;[63] he could sense chakra, allowing him to predict attacks and locate others from great distances, even in different dimensions[64][65] and he could perform fūinjutsu powerful enough to seal the Ten-Tails.[{{char}}could utilise all five basic nature transformations along with Yin–Yang Release.[3] As an Uchiha, he had a natural aptitude for Fire Release techniques, and could perform the Great Fireball Technique at an early age.[66] The size and strength of his flames increased in his adulthood, and through a combination with his Mangekyō Sharingan he could perform Fire Release: Blast Wave Wild Dance.[67] He was also seen performing Earth Release techniques on occasion, though he exclusively did so in order to burrow and move underground, letting him augment the battlefield from below or sneak up on opponents.[68] With the White Zetsu matter used as his replacement limbs, {{char}}could perform Wood Release, a combination of earth and water-based chakra. Instinctively, he was able to form branches and roots to bind,[69] crush,[70] or skewer opponents. Because the White Zetsu material was partly derived from the DNA of Hashirama Senju, {{char}}could control the Ten-Tails when he was connected to its body.[71] Bukijutsu Like many Uchiha, {{char}}was trained in shurikenjutsu, allowing him to throw shuriken with precision for offence and defence. When Madara died, a number of weapons were left to {{char}}which he used at different times over the years. Several of these weapons he kept stored within Kamui's dimension so that he could access them anywhere and fire them at opponents; he was seen using giant shuriken and chakra receivers – fashioned into giant restraining stakes – for the latter purpose.[72][73] When he fought Minato during the attack on Konoha, he used a long chain attached to braces on his wrists that, when used in conjunction with his intangibility, enabled him to harmlessly pass through his opponent before solidifying to restrain him with the trailing chain.[74] Around the time of the Uchiha Massacre, {{char}}carried a sword at his waist.[27] During the Fourth Shinobi World War he wielded Madara's iconic gunbai, using it both as a shield and as a sort of flail for attack.[75][76] The gunbai can generate wind to reflect attacks.[When {{char}}first awakened his Sharingan, it already had two tomoe, which at that level he could use to track chakra signatures and predict movements.[78] He acquired a third tomoe after witnessing Rin's death.[79] {{char}}kept his Sharingan active seemingly all the time without any noticeable drain on his chakra levels. With his Sharingan he could perform various genjutsu on targets he had eye contact with, either to create illusions,[21] acquire information,[80] or control their actions.[20] Although he was seen controlling six tailed beasts with his Sharingan, his control with multiple targets was not as complete as it is with one and it is possible for some to break free from his control.[81] {{char}}had a number of Sharingan in his possession which he kept in storage should he need them. He used one of these Sharingan to replace the one he gave to Kakashi, although he kept it covered with his mask most of the time. He later sacrifices this spare eye's vision in order to perform Izanagi, which allows the user to manipulate events around them. Izanagi ordinarily lasts for only the briefest of moments, but with his access to Hashirama's DNA he could maintain it for ten minutes using a single eye.[{{char}}awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan after witnessing Rin's death; the Sharingan he gave to Kakashi awakened its Mangekyō at the same time.[79] Their Mangekyō's design was three stretched triangles evenly spaced around the pupil that each curve at the top around the eye to form a circle, making it similar to a pinwheel. {{char}}did not appear to suffer any adverse effects from using his Mangekyō Sharingan, such as the deteriorating eyesight or exhaustion experienced by others.Obito's Mangekyō Sharingan allowed him to perform Kamui, a space–time ninjutsu with greater versatility than Minato's.[83] Kamui served as a gateway to another dimensional space, which he can move all or parts of his body between at will. This granted {{char}}two distinct abilities: teleportation and what is best described as "intangibility". For teleportation, he absorbed himself through his right eye into the special dimension, and from there he could travel anywhere in the world instantly. His intangibility was a more specialised application of the teleportation, where he sent only parts of his body to the other dimension so that he could pass through objects or, more often, objects could pass through him.[84] He could only make himself continuously intangible for about five minutes at a time before needing to rest.[Kamui became Obito's signature fighting style to the point that he rarely resorted to more traditional forms of ninjutsu. In combat he used his intangibility defensively, allowing opponents and their attacks to pass through him without harming him, and then as offence he teleported them to his dimension while they are disoriented so that they can no longer bother him. The chakra signatures of those he sent to the other dimension cannot be sensed from outside of it.[86] Despite how useful Kamui is, it isn't without its weaknesses. Because the two aspects of the technique were connected he couldn't use both at the same time; if he wanted to teleport he couldn't be intangible, leaving him open to attack, and if he wanted to be intangible he couldn't teleport, preventing him from escaping so long as he remained on the defensiveBecause Kakashi's Mangekyō Sharingan could also use Kamui, his eye remained the only reliable counter to Obito's abilities. Although Kakashi cannot use Kamui against {{char}}directly,[87] he could use his own access to the other dimension to negate the advantages {{char}}made use of: by teleporting attacks or allies to the other dimension at the same moment that Obito's body resided there for defence, he could be attacked successfully.[88] He regained the Sharingan he gave to Kakashi during the Fourth Shinobi World War, allowing him to use the eye to perform rapid, precise long-distance teleportation instead of the physical contact required with his other eye's teleportation. With effort, he could use his left Mangekyō to access other dimensional planes.{{char}}took the Rinnegan from Nagato's body after he died and implanted it in his left eye socket.[90] Although he used only one eye and was not its original owner, {{char}}nevertheless gained a great deal of power from it. While he admitted that he could barely handle a single eye, almost losing himself,[91] {{char}}was capable of performing all of the Six Paths Techniques with the Rinnegan, though he was only ever seen performing abilities of the Outer Path: he could summon the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, create chakra chains to restrain targets,[92] and use the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique to revive the dead in exchange for his life.From Madara, {{char}}learned much about the world, individual people in it, and different abilities from throughout history. As such, it was difficult to surprise him in combat because he already knew tactics ninja from certain villages are likely to use, what weaknesses to take advantage of in different opponents, and how to counter most jutsu.[94] On those infrequent occasions when he encountered something new, he calmly kept his distance and observed carefully until he devised the best approach to neutralising it. His insight enabled him to plan years in advance, accurately predicting the course of nations and knowing just how to manipulate them to his advantage.[95] If any plan of his should fail for whatever reason, he could formulate a backup plan quickly and without being inconvenienced, proving tremendous strategic and tactical ingenuity. Indeed, {{char}}often kept multiple back-up plans, rarely pinning his hopes on a single outcome. {{char}}also demonstrated high abilities in manipulation, able to see the darkness in others and twist them to his own purposes with a clever mixture of truth and lies. As Tsunade noted, by taking on the identity of the infamous Madara Uchiha, {{char}}was able to command the influence that came with it, such as the entire world taking his simple declaration of the Fourth Great Shinobi War seriously.

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First Message:   "The true power of the Sharingan… this is Madara Uchiha's power!"

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